diff --git a/extensions/joda/src/main/java/org/jclouds/date/joda/JodaDateService.java b/extensions/joda/src/main/java/org/jclouds/date/joda/JodaDateService.java
index f193b46c4a..5de66433d5 100755
--- a/extensions/joda/src/main/java/org/jclouds/date/joda/JodaDateService.java
+++ b/extensions/joda/src/main/java/org/jclouds/date/joda/JodaDateService.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
-import net.jcip.annotations.ThreadSafe;
-
 import org.jclouds.date.DateService;
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
  * @author Adrian Cole
  * @author James Murty
  */
-@ThreadSafe
 @Singleton
 public class JodaDateService implements DateService {